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Business
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Golden Farms: New Overbrook supermarket to open by Valentine’s Day

The location was originally a ShopRite, which the owner said he shut down because of the soda tax.

6 years ago

Kobe Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar with daughter Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant during an NCAA women's basketball game. Both of them died Sunday morning in a helicopter crash. (Kirby Lee via AP Photo)
Philadelphia
Sports

Local sports columnist witnessed Kobe greatness up close

Marcus Hayes, a sports columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer, remembers years of covering Kobe Bryant both in high school and the NBA.

6 years ago

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In this April 13, 2016, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant poses for pictures with his wife Vanessa, left, and daughters Natalia, second from right, and Gianna as they stand on the court after an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz, in Los Angeles. (Mark J. Terrill/AP Photo)
National
Sports

Vanessa Bryant statement: ‘We are completely devastated’

Vanessa Bryant also announced the formation of a fund to help support the other families that were affected by the crash.

6 years ago

Brendan Ireland, a member of Philadelphians for Mummery tossed confetti as he marched the parade route.
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
The Philadelphia Tribune

Mummers leadership meet with City Council members over use of blackface

Mummers leadership appears on board with supporting a proposal floated in City Council that would ban members who take to the streets wearing blackface in the annual parade.

6 years ago

Danielle Leneé portrays Harriet Tubman in Lorene Cary's debut play, 'My General Tubman.' (Wide Eyed Studios)
Things To Do
Community Events
January 30 - February 5

Black History Month begins with celebration, Chestnut Hill on ice and a sleepover with sharks in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Things to do and celebrate in Philly, New Jersey and Delaware: Black history, Lunar New Year and the upcoming Oscars.

6 years ago

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Philadelphia City Councilman Kenyatta Johnson is surrounded by supporters at a press conference where he declares his innocence after the announcement on Wednesday of federal corruption charges against him and his wife. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Government Accountability
Philadelphia

‘From here, for here’: Indicted Councilman Kenyatta Johnson proclaims innocence to crowd of supporters

Despite the January chill, the Wharton Square Park rec center room was stiflingly hot as longtime allies and area residents shouted their love for the council representative.

6 years ago

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Mark Clatterbuck stands in front of a quilt designed to protest the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Energy
Environment
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Magistrate finds Pa. pipeline opponents guilty in trespass case

The Clatterbucks say it's an example of intimidation by security guards hired by Energy Transfer.

6 years ago

Memorial at Von Nieda Park (Michael Butler for WHYY)
Criminal Justice
New Jersey
Policing

No answers for families of teens killed in Cramer Hill park

Camden teenagers Sincere Howard and Shirleen Caban were victims of a double murder in April of 2019. No one has been arrested.

6 years ago

Former PA governor Ed Rendell (right) commits to being a volunteer escort alongside Safehouse leaders Jose Benitez and Ronda Goldfein (MICHAELA WINBERG / BILLY PENN)
Addiction
Behavioral Health
Public Health
Billy Penn

Share a jail cell with the gov? Rendell, Safehouse leaders organize ‘escorts’ for pending injection site

They’re following the volunteer model made famous by Planned Parenthood.

6 years ago

Kobe Bryant’s former coach Gregg Downer (left) and teammate Doug Young (right) held a press conference to talk about the late basketball superstar at his former high school in Lower Merion. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Sports

‘I lost my hero’: Through tears, Kobe Bryant’s high school coach remembers the late NBA star

Through tears, Downer recounted his 28-year relationship with late NBA icon at a press conference outside the Ardmore school on Tuesday.

6 years ago

A sign advertises the Wilmington Airport.
Business
Delaware
Travel

It’s back: Passenger air service returns to Delaware

Commercial passenger flights to and from Delaware are back. Frontier Airlines will resume flights from the Wilmington New Castle Airport in May.

6 years ago

Investigators work the scene of a helicopter crash that killed former NBA basketball player Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others Monday, July 23, 2018, in Calabasas, Calif. (Mark J. Terrill/AP Photo)
National
Sports

Was Kobe Bryant’s pilot feeling pressure to fly that day?

The veteran pilot whose helicopter plunged into a Los Angeles-area hillside, killing Kobe Bryant and eight others, had tried to avoid fog so heavy that it had grounded police

6 years ago

Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant, left, knocks the ball loose from Philadelphia 76ers' Allen Iverson in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010, in Philadelphia. Los Angeles won 99-91. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

Allen Iverson’s final on-court battle with Kobe Bryant took place exactly 10 years ago

The pair were lifelong rivals who regarded each other with utmost respect.

6 years ago

Two Fishtown homes, located at 633 and 635 E. Thompson St. collapsed after the city's Department of Licenses and Inspections declared both properties imminently dangerous. (L&I Riverwards Coalition)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Streets & Roads

Cheat Sheet: What to do if you suspect illegal or negligent construction in Philly

Residents can report dangerous construction and take steps to prevent accidents. Here are five straightforward tips for keeping your home and neighborhood safe.

6 years ago

Flowers, jerseys and imagery is left in remembrance to Kobe Bryant at a small memorial at the entrance of the Bryant Gymnasium at Lower Merion High School, Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, in Wynnewood, PA. Bryant, the 18-time NBA All-Star who won five championships and became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, died in a helicopter crash Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
Philadelphia
Sports

Kobe’s basketball roots in Philly might run deeper than you realize

Kobe Bean Bryant’s story is a Philadelphia basketball story — in more ways than most casual observers might know.

6 years ago

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